Royal Power And Conflict And The Enlightment Flashcards
What is it called when a king has complete, total power?
Unlimited goverment.
What is it called when monarchs that claim tk be chosen by God called?
Absolutism
What is it called when everyone has a shared power?
Limited power.
What is a political state called in which the government tries to totally control the way people think and live?
Totalitarian state.
What is a type of government in which all citizens share in running the government.
Democratic
What is an agreement between rulers and the people upon which a government is based called?
A Social Contract.
What is a written plan of government called?
A Constitution.
What are the three branches of government an example of?
Separation of Powers.
This man was an English thinker who used natural law to affirm citizens rights and to make government answerable to people.
John Locke.
What is a natural law?
A law that applied to everyone and could be understood by reason.
This man said that there should be a separation of powers which means that the power should be equally divided amongst three branches of government.
Montesquieu.
This man tried to make Russia into a strong and up to date European power.
Peter I or Peter the Great.
What was a time during the 1700s when European thinkers were impressed by scientific discoveries in the natural world called?
Enlightenment.
This man thought supporters of enlightenment relied to much on reason.
Rousseau.
